untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
deep affection; dear; beloved
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
minimum; at the very least
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be kind to; to treat kindly
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
messenger; envoy; emissary
temporary truce; ceasefire
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
absorption; suction; attraction
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
general idea; concept; notion
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to bury; to embed; to implant
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
level; standard; water level
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture